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童子尿

tóng zǐ niàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

童子尿 童子尿 [tong2 zi3 niao4] /urine of boys under 12, used as medicine (TCM)/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 童
    tóng

    child

    Tóng

    surname Tong

  • 子
    zǐ

    son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 尿
    niào

    to urinate / urine / CL:泡[pāo]

    suī

    (coll.) urine

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.